24 hours later.
Bai Ye frowned slightly as he looked at the bishop and the others, who no longer resembled human beings.
"Only one second has passed, and your screams already have no feeling behind them. Could you put some effort into it?"
The bishop and the others had been dragged along continuously for 24 hours. They seemed to have adapted to the vehicles' speed; even their screams had become numb and mechanical.
"O-one second?" The bishop, whose soul was the strongest, still retained his awareness. The words "one second" brought a fresh trace of terror into his numb eyes.
Bai Ye smiled faintly. "I control time here. It may seem like 24 hours have passed, but only one second has gone by outside. In other words, you can attain eternal life here."
The smile on his lips deepened as he watched them mockingly. "God has granted you eternal life. Aren't you going to say thank you?"
"Aaaaaah!!" The bishop let out an almost deranged howl. He had completely broken down. The mere thought of suffering here for all eternity was more than he could bear.
"Kill me! Please, just kill me!"
"Oh?" Bai Ye feigned surprise. "Not asking your god to protect you now?"
At that moment, the bishop no longer cared about the Lord of Puritylessness. He only wanted the suffering to end.
People believed in gods simply because they wanted something from them: wealth, safety, peace of mind, or perhaps a place in heaven after death.
If a god could offer no benefits at all, who would still believe?
Faith in gods was never truly heartfelt reverence. It was nothing more than having a favor to ask.
They wanted comfortable lives while alive and somewhere nice to go after death. They seemed to worship gods, but what